GRE Word List
RIDDLE
a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
The meaning of the word riddle is a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| converse | to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |